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Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery versus conventional sternotomy mitral valve surgery: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of 119 studies

A. Eqbal, Saurabh Gupta, A. Basha, Yuan Qiu, N. Wu, F. Rega, F. Chu, É. Belley-Côté et al.

Journal of cardiac surgery, 2022

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Abstract

Whether minimally invasive mitral valve surgery (MMVS) leads to better outcomes remains unclear. We conducted a systematic review and meta‐analysis comparing various MMVS approaches with conventional sternotomy.

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